Crossing Brooklyn Ferry - Walt Whitman

This selection from Leaves of Grass, beautifully illustrated by William Bock, is a direct address to future readers: “And you that shall cross from shore to shore years hence are more to me, and more in my meditations, than you might suppose.” Follow Whitman as he takes you on a journey across the East River from Manhattan into Brooklyn.

Walter Whitman was a poet, essayist, and humanist whose ability to capture the American character has led critics to dub him “America’s Poet.” According to some sources, Whitman served as the source for Bram Stoker’s protagonist, Dracula.

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